JOHN DIAZ PAUL paseo claro G-**** *ra seccion Levittown
Toa baja P.R 00949(cel#: 787-***-****)
e-mail: ************@**********.***
Deck hand-helmsman-lookout
EXPERIENCED ABLE BODY SEAMAN-SPECIAL
SUMMARY OF SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
*Helmsman(steering)
*line handling (mooring&unmooring)
*emergency drills
*boat operator
*maneuvering skills
*flashing light (communications)
*fluent in both English and Spanish
HIGHLIGHTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CATANO LAUNCH & LINEHANDLING SERVICE. San juan, P.R. june1994-present
SUPERVISOR/OPERATOR:
*Special Operations line handling groups dedicated to provide safe mooring and unmooring
services by sea and land(line tending boats) to inbound and outbound vessels in the san juan
harbor such as tankers, cruise ships, tug & barges, container ships, car carriers, ro-ro ships and
barges, navy ships, submarines, research ships and super yahtch.
*Search and rescue, towing small boats in distress inside san juan bay.
*providers of water taxi service to ship agents, surveyors, divers, coast guard inspectors, relieve
crews, transportation of small cargo(machinery parts, stores, ect.)
*Coordination of ship operations with ship agents, pilots and tug boats.
*Responsible for the training, supervision and deployment and on scene operations of line
handlers and line boats, responded to two real world oil spills in san juan harbor.
AMERICAN TUG INC. Guayama, P.R: October2012-present
A/B-watch/maintanace/deckhand:
*A/B watch onboard Tug “EL MORRO” & barge “THOR III”, maintenance, towing lines, steering,
mooring and unmooring, tank entry, emergency drills, towing gear inspection. Ship assists in
guayama dock, tug and barge assist in Aguirre plant dock and general tug operations.
WESTAR MARINE SERVICE,San Francisco, CA: April1997-April1997
DECK HAND:
*Worked as deck hand on tug and barge loading and unloading cargo such as stores and
machinery parts to anchored ships in San Francisco and Oakland harbors
*Assigned as deck hand on crew boats transporting stores and passengers to achorage areas in
San Francisco and Oakland harbors.
SABINE TRANSPORTATION CO.ceda Rapids, usa: june2000-August2000
Aprentice-thirdmate:
*Trained onboard the Steam tanker “S/S Sag River”. Trip:ocean-foreing/
From: Galveston TX-Freport Bahamas-Gilbraltar-Said EGYPT- Djubouti east Africa
*Duties and task such as bridge watch(radar-arpa, vhf, plotting, AIS) helmsman(hand steering,
auto, nfu), gangway watch, anchor watch, cargo watch(vetillation, tank wash, inert gas system,
tank entry, grain loading, spills, safety, lightering operations, mooring and unmooring,
emergency drills, ship maintenance, wiper, and stowaway surveillance.
MC ALLISTER TOWING CO., INC. san juan P.R: january2006-
january2007
DECK HAND/TRAINEE-operator:
*Securing towing lines on H bitts, ship assits, docking and undocking inbound and outbound
ships and towing barges alongside in san juan harbor.
HORIZON LINES, Oakland, CA: june2009-september2009
Aprentice-thirdmate:
*Trained onboard the container vessel “HORIZON TRAIDER”. Trip:coast wise/ from: san j uan,
P.R-Elizabeth, N.J-Jacksonville, FL. Duties and task: bridge watch(plotting, radar-arpa, AIS, vhf,
gmdss, weather, celestial navigation, steering commands, helmsman(hand steering-nfu-auto)
cargo handling, cargo watch(container movements), hazmat, emergency drills, emergency gear
inspection, ship maintenance, mooring and unmooring, tank entry procedures, pilot boardings,
stores.
EDUCATION
*CALIFORNIA MARITIME ACADEMY, Vallejo, CA: April1997-
August2005
Complete marine transportation program(bachelor degree)